2 dead in head-on Ulster crash

LLOYD — Town of Lloyd police are investigating a two-car, double-fatal crash that happened Saturday morning on Route 9W in Highland.

Gittel Evangelist

LLOYD — Town of Lloyd police are investigating a two-car, double-fatal crash that happened Saturday morning on Route 9W in Highland.

Police say a 50-year-old Highland man was driving north on Route 9W at about 6:50 a.m. when his car, a 1995 BMW, was struck head-on by a 2005 BMW SUV, driven by a 51-year-old Plattekill woman who was traveling south.

The Highland man was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ulster County medical examiner. The Plattekill woman was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

Both drivers were traveling alone, police said. Their names are being withheld, pending notification of family.

The roadway was closed down for about five hours, police said. The accident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Town of Lloyd police at 691-6102.